# Mark 11 đ: The King Enters Jerusalem
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> [!info] Table of Contents
> [[#đ Scripture Text (NET)]]
> [[#đ Verse-by-Verse Commentary]]
> [[#đ¤ Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights]]
> [[#đ§ Chapter Summary]]
> [[#âď¸ Christ in This Chapter]]
> [[#đ Key Observations / đ Life Application]]
> [[#đŹ Discussion Questions]]
> [[#âď¸ Key Verses to Remember]]
> [[#đ Related Passages]]
> [[#đ Devotional Reflection]]
> [[#đ Internal Notes]]
## đ Scripture Text (NET)
(The NET Bible: New English Translation. Biblical Studies Press, 2005)
### The Triumphant Entry
[[Matthew 21]], [[Luke 19]], [[John 12]]
**Principle**: The King is coming again.
[[#Verse 01.]] Now as they approached Jerusalem, near Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciplesÂ
[[#Verse 02.]] and said to them, âGo to the village ahead of you. As soon as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there that has never been ridden. Untie it and bring it here.Â
[[#Verse 03.]] If anyone says to you, âWhy are you doing this?â say, âThe Lord needs it and will send it back here soon.ââÂ
[[#Verse 04.]] So they went and found a colt tied at a door, outside in the street, and untied it.Â
[[#Verse 05.]] Some people standing there said to them, âWhat are you doing, untying that colt?âÂ
[[#Verse 06.]] They replied as Jesus had told them, and the bystanders let them go.Â
[[#Verse 07.]] Then they brought the colt to Jesus, threw their cloaks on it, and he sat on it.Â
[[#Verse 08.]]Â Many spread their cloaks on the road and others spread branches they had cut in the fields.Â
[[#Verse 09.]]Â Both those who went ahead and those who followed kept shouting, â**_Hosanna!_**Â **_Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!_**Â [[Psalm 118]]
[[#Verse 10.]] Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David! Hosanna in the highest!âÂ
[[#Verse 11.]] Then Jesus entered Jerusalem and went to the temple. And after looking around at everything, he went out to Bethany with the twelve since it was already late.
#### Cursing of the Fig Tree
**Principle**: This is an example of Jerusalemâs state. They looked good (full of leaves), but had no fruit.
[[#Verse 12.]] Now the next day, as they went out from Bethany, he was hungry.Â
[[#Verse 13.]] After noticing in the distance a fig tree with leaves, he went to see if he could find any fruit on it. When he came to it he found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs.Â
[[#Verse 14.]] He said to it, âMay no one ever eat fruit from you again.â And his disciples heard it.
#### Cleansing the Temple
[[Matthew 21]], [[Luke 19]]
**Principle**: Keep holy things holy.
[[#Verse 15.]] Then they came to Jerusalem. Jesus entered the temple area and began to drive out those who were selling and buying in the temple courts. He turned over the tables of the money changers and the chairs of those selling doves,Â
[[#Verse 16.]] and he would not permit anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts.Â
[[#Verse 17.]] Then he began to teach them and said, âIs it not written: â**_My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations_**â? But you have turned it into **_a den_** **_of robbers_**!â [[Isaiah 56]], [[Jeremiah 07]]
[[#Verse 18.]] The chief priests and the experts in the law heard it and they considered how they could assassinate him, for they feared him, because the whole crowd was amazed by his teaching.
[[#Verse 19.]] When evening came, Jesus and his disciples went out of the city.
#### The Withered Fig Tree
**Principle**: Trust in God.
[[#Verse 20.]]Â In the morning as they passed by, they saw the fig tree withered from the roots.
[[#Verse 21.]] Peter remembered and said to him, âRabbi, look! The fig tree you cursed has withered.âÂ
[[#Verse 22.]]Â Jesus said to them, âHave faith in God.Â
[[#Verse 23.]] I tell you the truth, if someone says to this mountain, âBe lifted up and thrown into the sea,â and does not doubt in his heart but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done for him.Â
[[#Verse 24.]]Â For this reason I tell you, whatever you pray and ask for, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.Â
[[#Verse 25.]] Whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven will also forgive you your sins.â
#### The Authority of Jesus
**Principle**: Jesus speaks to the heart.
[[#Verse 27.]] They came again to Jerusalem. While Jesus was walking in the temple courts, the chief priests, the experts in the law, and the elders came up to himÂ
[[#Verse 28.]] and said, âBy what authority are you doing these things? Or who gave you this authority to do these things?âÂ
[[#Verse 29.]]Â Jesus said to them, âI will ask you one question. Answer me and I will tell you by what authority I do these things:Â
[[#Verse 30.]] Johnâs baptismâwas it from heaven or from people? Answer me.âÂ
[[#Verse 31.]] They discussed with one another, saying, âIf we say, âFrom heaven,â he will say, âThen why did you not believe him?âÂ
[[#Verse 32.]]Â But if we say, âFrom peopleâââ (they feared the crowd, for they all considered John to be truly a prophet).Â
[[#Verse 33.]] So they answered Jesus, âWe donât know.â Then Jesus said to them, âNeither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.â
## đ Verse-by-Verse Commentary
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## đ¤ Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights
1. Bethphage and Bethany (11:1) were villages on or near the Mount of Olives, just east of Jerusalem.
2. Zechariah 14:4 pictures the Lord standing on the Mount of Olives, which made Jesus' approach from there significant.
3. A colt that had never been ridden (11:2) was fit for sacred use (compare Numbers 19:2; 1 Samuel 6:7).
4. "Hosanna" (11:9) comes from a Hebrew plea meaning "Save, please!" (Psalm 118:25), but by Jesus' day it had become a shout of praise.
5. Psalm 118, which the crowds quoted, belongs to the Hallel psalms (Psalms 113 to 118) sung at Passover.
6. Fig trees in Israel produce small early buds along with their leaves in spring, so leaves with no fruit at all (11:13) signaled a barren tree.
7. The fig tree story (11:12-14, 20-21) surrounds the temple clearing (11:15-19), another Mark "sandwich" linking a fruitless tree with a fruitless temple.
8. Money changers exchanged pilgrims' coins for Tyrian shekels, the silver coins accepted for the annual temple tax.
9. The selling likely took place in the Court of the Gentiles, the only part of the temple where non-Jews could come to pray.
10. Jesus combined Isaiah 56:7 and Jeremiah 7:11 (11:17). Jeremiah's words came from his temple sermon warning that the temple would be destroyed.
## đ§ Chapter Summary
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## âď¸ Christ in This Chapter
Christ is the humble King who comes riding on a colt (11:7; Zechariah 9:9). He comes suddenly to His temple to cleanse it (Malachi 3:1) and calls it to be a house of prayer for all nations (11:17).
## đ Key Observations / đ Life Application
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## đŹ Discussion Questions
1. The crowds shouted "Hosanna!" (11:9-10), yet days later a crowd called for His death. What makes our praise of Jesus shallow or deep?
2. Jesus cleared the temple because it had stopped being a house of prayer for all nations (11:17). What crowds out prayer and welcome in our lives or our church?
3. Jesus connected prayer and forgiveness (11:25). Why do you think holding a grudge affects our prayer life?
## âď¸ Key Verses to Remember
- đ verses 9-10: The crowds cry "Hosanna!" and bless the One who comes in the name of the Lord.
- đ verse 17: God's house is to be a house of prayer for all nations.
- đ verses 24-25: Pray in faith, and forgive anyone you have something against.
## đ Related Passages
- đ [[Zechariah 09#Verse 09.|Zechariah 9:9]] - Your King comes on a donkey's colt.
- đ [[Psalm 118#Verse 25.|Psalm 118:25-26]] - Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.
- đ [[Hosea 09#Verse 10.|Hosea 9:10]] - Israel pictured as early fruit on the fig tree.
- đ [[Malachi 03#Verse 01.|Malachi 3:1]] - The Lord comes suddenly to His temple.
- đ [[Isaiah 56#Verse 07.|Isaiah 56:7]] - A house of prayer for all nations.
- đ [[James 01#Verse 06.|James 1:6]] - Ask in faith without doubting.
- đ [[Matthew 06#Verse 14.|Matthew 6:14-15]] - Forgive and you will be forgiven.
## đ Devotional Reflection
đ SOAP: [[Mark 11- SOAP|Take God's Help]]
## đ Internal Notes